Training Course: The Security Officer Development Program

Introduction

Security officers play a critical role in organizations, requiring skills to enhance both personal and organizational performance amidst evolving risks and threats. This seminar equips participants with the knowledge and expertise to meet international standards and implement best practices in security. Topics include technical security roles, risk assessment, legislation, health/safety, incident control, and crisis management. The course focuses on conflict resolution, effective security solutions, and empowering officers to contribute to organizational productivity.

Objectives

• Identify best practice and effective policy implementation on leading security solutions

• Effectively operate and interact with a security function

• Identify communication strategies to build more productive communications

• Understand the roles of Security Officer

• Know how to effectively diffuse and deal with conflict

• Understand special risk requirements

• Identify the components of an Improvised Explosive device (IED)

Target Audience

• Security Officers and Security Supervisors
• Safety and Security Coordinators
• Facility and Site Security Personnel
• Security Team Leaders and Managers
• Corporate Security Staff
• Loss Prevention Personnel
• Emergency Response and Crisis Management Personnel
• Professionals responsible for physical security and asset protection
• Individuals preparing for security leadership roles
• Personnel involved in workplace safety and security operations

Outlines

Day 1: Introduction to Security

• Define the key purpose of security

• The main objectives of a security officer

• Qualities of a security officer

• Assignment instructions

• Control rooms

• Confidentiality

• Different types of patrols

• Perimeter security and access control

• Security lighting

Day 2: Threats to Assets

• Understanding loss

• Key point identification

• Key point identification (Case study)

• Risk analysis

• Risk analysis (Case study)

• Security survey (Theory)

• Security survey (Practical)

Day 3: Special Risks

• Understanding terrorism

• Weapons and explosives recognition

• Conditions in place before searching

• Different types of search (Theory)

• Different types of search (Practical)

• Actions on a find

• Evacuation planning

• Threat warning reports

Day 4: Control and Restraint

• Legal considerations

• Impact factors

• Reasonable response options

• Profiled offender behavior

• Identification of warning signs

• Identification of danger signs

• Striking techniques

• Primary target area

• Secondary target area

• Final target area

• Use of force report writing

• Positional asphyxia

Day 5: Fire Prevention

• The nature of fire (Video)

• Three elements of fire

• Classifications of fire

• Fire extinguishers

• Fire risk assessment

• Fire risk assessment (Practical)